{"id":47230,"date":"2022-07-30T21:18:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47230"},"modified":"2022-07-30T21:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:18:31","slug":"who-is-on-the-twitter-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board","title":{"rendered":"Who is on the Twitter Board?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed0f5a14ddf\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed0f5a14ddf\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed0f5a14ddf\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board\/#Who_is_on_the_Twitter_Board\" title=\"Who is on the Twitter Board?\">Who is on the Twitter Board?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board\/#Jack_Dorsey\" title=\"Jack Dorsey\">Jack Dorsey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board\/#Egon_Durban\" title=\"Egon Durban\">Egon Durban<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board\/#Neel_Agrawal\" title=\"Neel Agrawal\">Neel Agrawal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-on-the-twitter-board\/#Sujata_Alemayehou\" title=\"Sujata Alemayehou\">Sujata Alemayehou<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_on_the_Twitter_Board\"><\/span>Who is on the Twitter Board?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/q8DfPgF.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:392px; width:auto; max-width:34% margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" alt=\"who is on the twitter board\">  <\/p>\n<p>We can see some prominent members of Twitter&#8217;s board. They include Jack Dorsey, Egon Durban, Neel Agrawal, and Sujata Alemayehou. However, who is the real face of Twitter? Read on to find out more about these prominent individuals. In this article, we will briefly discuss their background and current work. To understand what makes them so influential, we will look at their social media activities and the types of content they post on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Dorsey\"><\/span>Jack Dorsey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After resigning from his seat on the Twitter board, CEO Jack Dorsey has faced criticism from his former colleagues. Former director Jason Goldman said that Dorsey allegedly &#8220;backstabbed&#8221; the board, advising Elon Musk to buy Twitter. Musk subsequently rejected the offer, and Dorsey has since been under fire. However, he has defended himself and said that he is not spending any time on Twitter&#8217;s acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>The founders of a tech company should never continue to run it. If the founders are still involved, they can become single points of failure and hinder growth. The founders of Twitter should be replaced by other people. This is true for the company&#8217;s culture, too. Jack Dorsey, for instance, was the CEO of Square, a digital payments company he co-founded in 2006.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Egon_Durban\"><\/span>Egon Durban<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As a director on many public companies, Egon Durban has been a controversial figure in tech. Several shareholders have raised concerns about his commitment to the board and voted against his reappointment. But the Twitter board believes that his other directorships won&#8217;t be a hindrance to his work for the company. A regulatory filing from Twitter on May 27 indicates that the company and Durban have come to an agreement to reduce his board commitments.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s unlikely that Durban will remain on the Twitter board, he has close ties to Elon Musk. His co-CEO at Silver Lake, Egon Durban, has worked with Musk on several major equity deals. Durban was also involved in the abortive Tesla private deal last year. That makes Durban an important ally of Musk. Durban was a major reason why former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey left the board. He&#8217;ll now focus on his company Block.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neel_Agrawal\"><\/span>Neel Agrawal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk has left the Twitter board, replacing him with fellow Tesla CEO Neel Agrawal. Though Musk did not say why he was leaving, he has expressed concerns about free speech and censorship on Twitter, which led Bernstein analysts to believe that his interest was personal. Agrawal also expressed his appreciation for Dorsey&#8217;s contributions to the company. While Musk has not publicly discussed his decision, the board continues to be open and democratic, and the company remains focused on its mission and goals.<\/p>\n<p>After a background check and confirmation from Musk, the company revealed that it would not appoint Musk to its board. Musk has a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter. Musk&#8217;s remarks address a longstanding issue regarding spam accounts and the lack of trust Twitter users have for executives. Musk also suggested turning the company&#8217;s headquarters into a homeless shelter, seemingly a reference to the company&#8217;s indefinite remote work policy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sujata_Alemayehou\"><\/span>Sujata Alemayehou<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mimi Alemayehou, a 20-year investment veteran with an expertise in Africa, has been appointed to the Twitter board. She replaces Elliott Management partner Jesse Cohn, who will step down as a director. Elliott Management is one of Twitter&#8217;s 20 largest investors. Twitter has welcomed Alemayehou to its board, and the firm plans to continue engaging with the management and board.<\/p>\n<p>Mimi Alemayehou, who joined Twitter in 2011, has worked in the public and private sectors. She was previously the Managing Director of Black Rhino Group, a portfolio company of Blackstone, where she focused on acquiring energy assets in Africa. She was also appointed Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) during her tenure there. 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